If you are using a router then what you want is not possible because your computer is never actually assigned a new ipaddress your modem is ( which your router is aware of ).
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RamhoundMar 8 '12 at 17:59

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Using a filter from within Google Analytics is the wrong approach, in my opinion. The filter should be on your computer or browser to block the GA script from running when you visit your site.
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iglvzxMar 8 '12 at 18:05

@Ramhound -1 :P "External IP Address" If your theory were correct, then visiting ipchicken.com would show me nothing. I'm looking for something that wraps that functionality into some kind of windows program that will notify me. Even it if were some hacky program that loaded ipchicken.com in the background to keep track of it, I would not care. I just want to save the time and trouble of writing it myself.
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ray023Mar 8 '12 at 20:31

@iglvzx Not in my opinion. There are periods of development (maybe hours, maybe days) where I will be testing on 3 PCs and 2 smart phones. It's easier for me to create filter that blocks all devices in my house.
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ray023Mar 9 '12 at 3:30

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It notifies via email and can be configured to use a custom webserver for the public IP checks using a PHP file you upload to the desired site. There is also a default site (probably managed by the app author).

Also, DynDNS has a service that does this using an app resident on your computer that checks with DynDNS at regular intervals and updates your DynDNS account if you're trying to host something locally.

DiogoRocha: I prefer to leave my links completely visible so there's less chance of obfuscation and less reason to fear a hijacked destination page. Thanks for the edit though.
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music2myearMar 8 '12 at 18:13

@iglvzx: Yes, but even the browser's status bar can be spoofed on non-current browsers. And you'll note in the linked Meta Q, there was no decided standard. I have decided that for myself I will leave visible links. Further, some people prefer not to have a status bar visible. Please leave the answer as I posted it. The edits made on this answer are neither substantive or desired unless there is a significant error in the details or a spelling or grammatical mistake I have overlooked.
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music2myearMar 9 '12 at 14:17